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Lasiodiscus
Sign in to saveLasiodiscus, commonly known as red-hair bushes, is a small plant genus in the family Rhamnaceae. It is endemic to Africa and its adjacent islands.
Species
FamilyRhamnaceae
Native toAngola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 45
- With media
- 38
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Collections
- MO, NY, A, O, MNHN, B
- Recorded in
- Tanzania, Madagascar, Gabon, Guinea, Cameroon, Liberia, Equatorial Guinea, Congo Democratic Republic
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Rhamnaceae
- Image
- Lasiodiscus mildbraedii, blare, Inhamitangabos.jpg
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- Category:Lasiodiscus
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- Lasiodiscus
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- Lasiodiscus
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- genus
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Encyclopedic overview
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Lasiodiscus, commonly known as red-hair bushes, is a small plant genus in the family Rhamnaceae. It is endemic to Africa and its adjacent islands.
==Description== The small trees have opposite, often asymmetric leaves. As with Colubrina, the flower ovaries are surrounded by a nectariferous disc that fills the receptacle.
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